English

Start Point

A promontory in the South Hams district of Devon, England

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    Origin

    From start (“a tail”) + point.

    From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.

    Lineage

    • partEnglishstart “The beginning of an activity.”
      • inheritedMiddle Englishstert
      • inheritedMiddle Englishsterten
        • inheritedOld Englishstyrtan “to leap up, start”
    • partEnglishpoint “Something tiny, as a pinprick; a very small mark.”
      • inheritedMiddle Englishpoynt
        • borrowedOld Frenchpoint

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